The subjective visual vertical is determined when a subject judges the orientation of an indicator (e.g. a short line segment) as apparently vertical. The mechanisms that underlie this perceptual performance are usually assumed to be based predominantly on bottom-up processing of primarily vestibular and visual information. However, it is also possible that top-down processes play a role in suc...

AIM The research aims to determine the influence of early goal-oriented physical therapy program in combination with educational booklet and standard physical therapy without written instructions on functional mobility outcomes in patients after low back surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty patients with similar functional impairments were randomly divided into two groups, a control group (CG...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relative importance of physiological characteristics during firefighting performance, as assessed by the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT). Subjects included career and volunteer firefighters aged 18-39 (N = 33). Upper- and lower-body strength, muscle endurance, lower body muscle power, body composition analysis, aerobic capacity, anaerobic fitn...

Making a Difference? Education and Ability' in Physical Education. This paper brings a speculative, sociological perspective to the nature of 'ability' in Physical Education (PE) and asks why this aspect of embodiment, with notable exceptions, has received so little critical attention in the professional discourse of PE and associated research in recent years. It is suggested that thinking abou...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Do individuals with severely limited physical and cognitive abilities improve their gross motor abilities when given physical therapy intervention, and does improvement transfer to nontreatment settings? SUBJECTS The subjects were 24 individuals (10 female, 14 male), aged 3 to 30 years (X = 20.1, SD = 8.1), who were nonambulatory and had limited adaptive behavior. MET...